Detachable cover for cooking utensils.



I Patented Sept. 5, I899 J. L. CLARK.

DETACHABLE COVER FOR COOKING UTENSlLS.

(Application filed Dec. 12, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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JOHN L. CLARK, OF BANGOR, MAINE.

DETACHABLE COVER FOR COOKING UTENSILS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 632,307, datedSeptember 5, 1899. Application filed December 12, 1898. Serial No.698,955. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN L. CLARK, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Bangor, Penobscot county, State of Maine,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Detachable Coversfor Cooking Utensils, of which the followingisa specification.

This invention relates to cooking utensils, and has for its object toprovide improved means for attaching or hinging the cover to the utensilwhereby said cover maybe quickly raised to inspect the contents of thevessel and quickly detached therefrom to be cleaned.

In accordance with this invention the cover of the cooking utensilisprovided with a hinge and a spring-acting handle having its lower endsbent to form the pivots for said hinge, and said pivots are normallyheld in engagement with said cooking utensil by the spring action ofsaid handle. Means is provided to disengage said pivots from saidcooking utensil to detach the cover therefrom and shoulders are securedto said hinge engaging said handle to raise said cover on its hinge.

Figure l is a side elevation of a cooking utensil-as, for example, afrying-pan-showing the detachable cover. Fig. 2 is a plan view of thepart shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a part of afrying-pan, showing the handle; and Fig. 4 is a plan view of thedetachable hinge of the cover, showing the pivots thereof spread apartin dotted lines.

The letter a denotes a cooking utensil, herein shown as a frying-pan,and b the detachable cover therefor. cdenotes the detachable hingepivoting said cover I) to said frying-pan a, which may be secured tosaid cover Z) by screws or rivets cl, as shown in the drawings,

or in any other desirable or suitable way. A lever or handle f forraising said cover 17 upon its hinge c and for detaching said cover Z1from said frying-pan a is provided and normally occupies a position atan angle with said cover 1), as shown in Fig. 1, and said lever orhandle f may be made of spring-wire, having its lower ends turned orbenttoward each other to form pivots f for the hinge 0, upon which saidcover I) turns, as will be described. Said hinge c is herein shown asconsisting of two parts-viz., a plate c, secured to said cover b, as hasbeen described, and a portion 0 having formed therein a shouldered slotor recess 0 into which a shouldered portion of the handle 9 of thefrying-pan a, next the rim thereof projects. Said handle g of thefrying-pan has formed therein sockets g, and said portion 0 of saidhinge c has formed through the sides of said slot 0 holes 0 in alinementwith said socket g. To hinge said cover I) to said frying-pan a, thelower ends of the lever or handle f are passed through said slottedportion a of said hinge c and enter said sockets g, formed in saidhandle g of the frying-pan a, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, to actas pivots, upon which said cover b turns. Said portion 0 of the hinge chas formed thereon two oppositely-arranged cams or ears 6, lying in thepath of the lever or handle f as it is moved forwardly, the lower endsthereof serving as the pivots on which said handle f swings, and twoshoulders or stops 6 are formed in said hinge c and occupy a positiondirectly in the path of said handle f as it swings rearwardly on itspivot. The object of said shoulders or stops 6' is to limit the movementof said handle f as it is moved rearwardly or in a direction toward thehandle g of the frying-pan a, as shown in Fig. 1. Said handle f is thusprevented from turning independent of the cover I? and acts as a leverto raise said cover I) from the frying-pan a on its hinge o. The objectof the cams c, oppositely arranged and lying in the path of said handlef as it is moved forwardly or in a direction toward the body of thefrying-pan a, is to engage and spread apart the lower ends of saidhandle f, withdrawing said pivots f, forming the ends of said handle f,from the socket g in the handle g of the fryingpan a, when said cover I)is free to be-removed therefrom, as shown in Figs. 1 and a.

To pivotally attach or hinge the cover 1) to the frying-pan a, the leveror handle f is pressed forward into a position resting upon said coverI), in which position said cover I) is placed upon said frying-pan a,the cams e spreading apart the lower ends of said handle f andwithdrawing said pivots g from the recess 0 as shown in Figs. 1 and 4.The shouldered portion of the handle 9 of the frying-pan is introducedinto the slotted portion 0 of the hinge c. The lever or handle f is nextmoved into the full-line position shown in Fig. 1, passing over and outof engagement with the cams e, the spring action of said handle causingthe pivots f to enter the sockets g in the handle of the frying-pan a,thus hinging the cover b thereto. As the lever or handle of the cover 1)moves out of engagement with the cams c it comes against the shouldersor stops 6', Which prevent further backward movement thereof independentof the cover I). Said handle I) normally rests in aposition between saidshoulders e and said cams e in a convenient position to be grasped bythe operator to detach the cover I) from the frying-pan a or raise itupon its hinge.

To raise the cover from the frying-pan, the lever or handle f is pressedback rearwardly in a direction toward the handle of the fryingpan, whenthe cover Z) rises, turning on its hinge, as shown in Fig. 1, until itcomes in contact with the handle of the frying-pan, against which itrests, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1.

I claim- 1. A detachable cover for a cooking utensil, a handle for saidcover having its ends bent to form pivots to hinge said cover to saidcooking utensil and oppositely-disposed cams, formed upon said hinge andarranged in the path of said handle to disengage said pivots from saidcooking utensil, substantially as described.

2. A detachable cover for a cooking utensil, a hinge pivoting said coverthereto, shoulders formed on said hinge and a handle pivoted to saidcooking utensil, constructed and arranged to engage said shoulders toraise said cover, substantially as described.

A detachable cover for a cooking utensil, a block secured to said coverengaging the handle of said cooking utensil, sockets forinedin saidhandle, a handle for said cover having its ends bent and passed throughsaid block, entering said sockets to form a hinge for said cover andmeans for disengaging said pivots from said handle to detach said cover,substantially as described.

-l-. A detachable cover for a cooking utensil, a spring-acting handlehaving its ends bent to form pivots normally held in contact with saidcooking utensil, by the spring action of said handle andoppositely-disposed cams formed upon said hinge and arranged in the pathof said handle to disengage said pivots from said cooking utensil,substan tially as described.

Signed by me at Bangor, Penobscot county, Maine, this 8th day of-December, 1898.

JOHN L. CLARK.

\Vitnesses:

\VILLIAM l5. PEIRCE, HARRY O. RomNsoN.

